GS&WR Class 368

what is it?

The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) Class 368 consisted of four 2-6-0 tender locomotives designed by Robert Coey for use on heavy freight trains on the main line. The origins of class 368 lie with rebuilds of GS&WR Class 355. The class 355 consisted of eight locomotives and was designed by Coey as a more powerful version of GS&WR Class 351.

who runs it

GSGreat Southern and Western RailwayGSGreat Southern RailwaysCóras Iompair Éireann

base stats

• built 4made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 117 years ago, in 1909.
• 📏9.5 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 48 years (1909–1957).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1909

in service from

1909

retired

1957

status

retired

number built

4

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Inchicore Works

designer

R Coey

operators

Great Southern and Western Railway, Great Southern Railways, Córas Iompair Éireann

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-0

length

9.5 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.